alakjában

alakjában is a Hungarian grammatical construction built from the noun alak (form, figure) with the third-person possessive suffix -ja and the inessive suffix -ban, producing the meaning “in its/his/her form” or, more idiomatically, “in the form of X.” It is used to indicate that something appears or exists within a particular form or appearance, often in descriptive or literary contexts.

Morphology and usage: The base word is alak. The suffix -ja marks possession (the form belonging to someone or something). Attaching -ban creates the inessive, yielding alakjában (“in its form” or “in his/her form”). The construction behaves like other Hungarian compounds and is commonly used with a preceding noun to specify the form, such as kard alakjában (in the form of a sword) or emberi alakjában (in human form).

Examples in everyday and literary use: kard alakjában is a standard way to say “in the form of a sword.” emberi alakjában can convey “in human form.” In narrative or mythic contexts, alakjában may describe a being appearing in another’s appearance or disguise, or emphasize the essence or manifestation of a thing within its shown form.

Notes: alakjában is a neutral, widely understood form in Hungarian grammar. It is inflected like other nouns for number and case, and its exact referent is determined by context.

See also: Hungarian grammar, inessive case, possessive suffixes, compound nouns.